No. File as single unless you qualify for Surviving Spouse.
To qualify for the Qualifying Surviving Spouse filing status, you must meet these four requirements:
- You qualified for Married Filing Jointly with your spouse for the year they died. (It doesn’t matter if you actually filed as Married Filing Jointly.)
- You didn’t remarry.
- You have a child, stepchild, or adopted child you claim as your tax dependent. This doesn’t apply to a foster child.
- You paid more than half the cost of maintaining your home. This must be the main home of your dependent child for the entire year, except for temporary absences.
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